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Nursing a Grudge
Professional association's effort to maintain control over an accreditor of nursing programs threatens the agency's future, and the fate of thousands of students.
Paid for Being Fired
A new survey finds that 60 percent of four-year colleges offer severance packages to fired presidents.
Sweet Briar Survives
In a stunning reversal, board reaches agreement with alumnae who sued to keep the college open. Supporters of institution celebrate and begin dealing with challenges that led trustees to favor closure.
Reinventing Sweet Briar
The college is going to need to consider numerous changes to thrive in the future, writes Alice Brown.
Colleges Mourn
Among those murdered in a Charleston church were a librarian at the College of Charleston and an admissions coordinator at Southern Wesleyan.
New Presidents or Provosts: Bryn Mawr College, Longwood U, New York U, Northland Community-Technical College, St. John Fisher College, Saint Louis U, U of Saint Joseph, Wesley College, Wingate U
Dennis Bona, president of Kellogg Community College, in Michigan, has been appointed president of Northland Community and Technical College, part...
No Choice But to Close?
Marian Court College's president says after years of declining enrollment and tuition revenue, the institution ran out of options -- sooner than professors expected.
Defining Competency
Education Department and regional accreditors seek common ground on competency-based education, including what the faculty role should be in the emerging form of higher education.